Hello all.......post your good news here........by eck.....we all need some
.....it's been loverly and warm in sunny Cheshire today.
.....it's been loverly and warm in sunny Cheshire today.
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Hi Lainy........tis the weekend 
Yo Bazzer, glad its all good. Been to that deli near the outdoor market for a buttie today during lunchbreak....yum yum. Spotted you in Morissons....i think......buying a crate of Stella
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Oh and my good news is that my daughter is finally getting a medicine she needs after waiting for a year for it....
Ooooh, now that's what I call good news 
I've had my grandsons here since three o'clock until 8.30 ...........absolutely knackered now but we had a ball. Played in the garden and then made choc chip muffins .......................I hope I make happy memories for them.
I saw a (sort of friend) in the village yesterday ...................................our kids were at school together. She has just got a second grandchild but sees the two of them very rarely as they live so far away ..........................................I'm so blessed to have my boys nearby.
I saw a (sort of friend) in the village yesterday ...................................our kids were at school together. She has just got a second grandchild but sees the two of them very rarely as they live so far away ..........................................I'm so blessed to have my boys nearby.
i won a tenner on the friday thunderball 
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Yo Bazzer, glad its all good. Been to that deli near the outdoor market for a buttie today during lunchbreak....yum yum. Spotted you in Morissons....i think......buying a crate of Stella
LOL.... nah.... I was the one picking up crates of wine I don't like the way they have moved the market to around M&S square.... I think it looks a right mess...!
madamski....you iz a true winner
i swear i wont let it change me 
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Reference: Yo Bazzer, glad its all good. Been to that deli near the outdoor market for a buttie today during lunchbreak....yum yum. Spotted you in Morissons....i think......buying a crate of Stella LOL.... nah.... I was the one picking up crates of wine I don't like the way they have moved the market to around M&S square.... I think it looks a right mess...!
Yeah....and that 'meat man' saying.....'c'mon ladies....all of this for a fiver' a load of fatty giblets
Yeah....and that 'meat man' saying.....'c'mon ladies....all of this for a fiver'
a load of fatty giblets
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Oh and my good news is that my daughter is finally getting a medicine she needs after waiting for a year for it.
that really is good news Baz! xxReference:
'meat man'
He's a QUALIFIED BUTCHER!!! 
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How's your husband now Lainy?
Wow Bazzer thanks for remembering and thanks for askingxLoads better....do you know him
Not as bad as first thought
Lei..ton ho...ital diagnostic blunders Hes great
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Reference: 'meat man' He's a QUALIFIED BUTCHER!!!
Are you carotino??????
to blunders!
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Are you carotino??????
I love the fact that you come out with exactly what pops in to your head Lainy It's not a criticism..........I really do admire the gung -ho stuff
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Are you carotino?????? I love the fact that you come out with exactly what pops in to your head Lainy It's not a criticism..........I really do admire the gung -ho stuff
Hee hee, it the kinda one liners 'carotino or retsina' useda come out with....I miss him/her/it Reference:
Hee hee, it the kinda one liners 'carotino or retsina' useda come out with....I miss him/her/it
So do I but .........................I never, ever got it ..............it was all a bit too random for me.
Was it Scotty who was good mates with Carotino? I think it was .........I always thought that they were man and wife
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.I always thought that they were man and wife
You do get confuzzled sometimes Soozy........in a good way though 
I have drunk all the World Cup Beer.
the world cup in cancelled
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the world cup in cancelled
Phew! 
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I have drunk all the World Cup Beer.
Oh dear. Mr Fluffy Thing will not be happy about that! Reference: Fluffy
Oh dear. Mr Fluffy Thing will not be happy about that!
I have some strange liqueurs at the back of the cupboard, if that helps! 
My good news is that yesterday I had the all clear on my thyroid hormone levels - many years ago my thyroid became overactive (which is a serious condition) which was sucessfully treated, but in the process (as the doctors err on the side of caution to avoid the need to repeat the process) I became underactive - this is far less serious and can be readily treated by taking thyroxine (which I suspect some of you alredy do) to get the correct level of thyroid hormone. I was on a steady level for many years, but in November due to stress my thyroid suddenly became further underactive (partially accounting for why I was in hospital for over 2 months from December to early February. Once the doctors realised this they boosted my medication and I recovered. But once out, my own doctor took another blood test late February, found that I was getting too much so lowered it. And I am now in the clear
The thyroid is very important in controlling the metabolism. If the thyroid is overactive (which is serious), the results can be increased blood pressure, increased pulse, feeling too hot, trembling (the shaking in the hands is noticeable), loss of weight, osteoporosis, and can lead to mood swings resulting in psychotic episodes.
If the thyroid is underactive which is less serious, the results typically are feeling cold, feeling very lethargic, gaining weight, and becoming depressed.
Although overactive is less common, underactive is very common particularly in women in their 50s (that's my observation anyway).
I know this is not a medical thread but I have gone into some detail of the symptoms as there is every possibility that someone reading this may recognise the symptoms in themselves. My advice obviously is if you think this may be the case see your doctor, tell them your symptoms and suggest that a blood test for your thyroid levels might be sensible.
The thyroid is very important in controlling the metabolism. If the thyroid is overactive (which is serious), the results can be increased blood pressure, increased pulse, feeling too hot, trembling (the shaking in the hands is noticeable), loss of weight, osteoporosis, and can lead to mood swings resulting in psychotic episodes.
If the thyroid is underactive which is less serious, the results typically are feeling cold, feeling very lethargic, gaining weight, and becoming depressed.
Although overactive is less common, underactive is very common particularly in women in their 50s (that's my observation anyway).
I know this is not a medical thread but I have gone into some detail of the symptoms as there is every possibility that someone reading this may recognise the symptoms in themselves. My advice obviously is if you think this may be the case see your doctor, tell them your symptoms and suggest that a blood test for your thyroid levels might be sensible.
El Loro, that is very good news. 
I now realise how much I took good health for granted, in my youth
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I now realise how much I took good health for granted, in my youth
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As those elsewhere know we were given a new grandson yesterday. I had forgotten how frightened was of holding neonates!
Good news El Loro
Congrats Garage Joe
My little boy will be 1 this week can't believe it
Congrats Garage Joe
My little boy will be 1 this week can't believe it
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As those elsewhere know we were given a new grandson yesterday. I had forgotten how frightened was of holding neonates!
That is absolutely fantastic news - congratulations to your whole family! Welcome to the world little Garage Joe's grandson XGreat thread lainy - "Happy happy happy hou, happy hou happy house..."
ello El Loro....
I used to do T4, TSH & T3 testing when I worked in the lab!
I remember once late in the day when the Consultant Biochemist came through frantic saying he needed us to get hold of the doctor that had requested a T4 test that had come back at virtually 0. The patient was in the army.... and because by this time it was out of hours we were desperately struggling against out of hours switchboards & MoD recorded answerphones to get hold of the patient or his clinician.
What the Consultant could not understand was how this young man was actually functioning.... his test results indictated that he should be sitting somewhere virtually catatonic.
Took me 2 hours of phoning round to get hold of someone who understood the urgency of the matter and could get to the bloke to get him on T4 pronto.
As a subject, I find the T4, T3 & TSH testing one of the most interesting things I did when I worked there. I wish all our patients had had such a good understanding of their Thyroid as you have... no one can manage a condition as effectively as the patient themselves if they understand how it works.
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I used to do T4, TSH & T3 testing when I worked in the lab!
I remember once late in the day when the Consultant Biochemist came through frantic saying he needed us to get hold of the doctor that had requested a T4 test that had come back at virtually 0. The patient was in the army.... and because by this time it was out of hours we were desperately struggling against out of hours switchboards & MoD recorded answerphones to get hold of the patient or his clinician.
What the Consultant could not understand was how this young man was actually functioning.... his test results indictated that he should be sitting somewhere virtually catatonic.
Took me 2 hours of phoning round to get hold of someone who understood the urgency of the matter and could get to the bloke to get him on T4 pronto.
As a subject, I find the T4, T3 & TSH testing one of the most interesting things I did when I worked there. I wish all our patients had had such a good understanding of their Thyroid as you have... no one can manage a condition as effectively as the patient themselves if they understand how it works.
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As those elsewhere know we were given a new grandson yesterday. I had forgotten how frightened was of holding neonates!
Many congratulations Joe, to you and your family.
Ta! We're going to see him again shortly. Thought he would be home tonight but he is in till Monday antibioticssmall prob with lungs
I'm doing my 1st BBQ of the year shortly
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I used to do T4, TSH & T3 testing when I worked in the lab!
Just think - once upon a time you might have tested my samples! For those who are interested, TSH = Thyroid Srimulating Hormone, ie what triggers the thyroid to produce its hormones. It produces 2 hormones - Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3). So the typical thyroid blood test will test the level of TSH and the levels of T4/T3. If the thyroid is underactive TSH is high and T4/T3 low. If overactive TSH is low and T4/T3 high.
End of medical lecture. For my next lecture, I will be discussing DIY brain transplants
El Loro. Good news that you are now through that unpleasant patch (and also that your words may be able to help others.)
G Joe. I once remember someone say to me "You think there can be no greater thrill than having a child, but I can now tell you that having a grandchild is an even greater thrill."
Pleased for you Joe.
G Joe. I once remember someone say to me "You think there can be no greater thrill than having a child, but I can now tell you that having a grandchild is an even greater thrill."
Pleased for you Joe.